Mississippi has a population of 2.99M people with a median age of 37.2 and a median household income of $41,754. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Mississippi declined from 2.99M to 2.99M, a 0.12% decrease and its median household income grew from $40,593 to $41,754, a 2.86% increase.

The population of Mississippi is 56.8%White, 37.9%Black, and 2.9%Hispanic. 3.84% of the people in Mississippi speak a non-English language, and 98.8% are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in Mississippi is $113,900, and the homeownership rate is 67.3%. Most people in Mississippi commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 23.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Mississippi is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Mississippi is $41,754. Males in Mississippi have an average income that is 1.45 times higher than the average income of females, which is $36,845. The income inequality of Mississippi (measured using the Gini index) is 0.453 which is lower than the national average.

Households in Mississippi have a median annual income of $41,754, which is less than the median annual income in the United States. This is in comparison to a median income of $40,593 in 2015, which represents a 2.86% annual growth. Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Mississippi compares to that in the United States.

In 2016 the highest paid race/ethnicity of Mississippi workers was White. These workers were paid 1.24 times more than American Indian workers, who made the second highest salary of any race/ethnicity.

This chart shows the race- and ethnicity-based wage disparities in the 5 most common occupations in Mississippi.

In 2016, the income inequality in Mississippi was 0.453 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.88% growth from 2015 to 2016, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even.

The 2016GINI for Mississippi is lower than the national average of 0.485. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Mississippi in comaprison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in various wage buckets compared to the national average.

20.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mississippi (602,768 out of 2.89M people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 14%. The largest demographic living in poverty is Female 25-34, followed by Female 35-44 and then Female 18-24.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mississippi is Black or African American, followed by White and Hispanic or Latino.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2015 to 2016, employment in Mississippi grew at a rate of 1.18%, from 1.16M employees to 1.17M employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mississippi, are Elementary & secondary schools, Restaurants & Food Services, and Hospitals. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mississippi, though some of these residents may live in Mississippi and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Mississippi. In Mississippi the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 53 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $10,540. Coahoma County, MS has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Mississippi.

Mississippi residents 6-17 years of age are the largest age group with Healthcare Coverage in Mississippi. The age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, for men and women respectively. Nationally, 6-17 (for men) and 6-17 (for women) are the age groups most likely to have coverage.

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Mississippi were $10,540 in 2014, but $10,506 in 2013. These numbers represent a 0.32% growth during that year. Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Mississippi are $$952 more than the national average.

Medicare is a Federal program which provides health benefits to older Americans. This chart shows how per enrollee amounts have changed in Mississippi compared to national reimburesments.

In 2014, the Medicare enrollees in Mississippi between the ages of 65 and 75 had 32,559 eye exams, 43,330 hemoglobin tests, and 39,558 lipid tests as part of their diabetes care. Here is a breakdown of each test by race as a percentage of enrollees with diabetes.

In 2014, out of the 31,790 women in Mississippi between the ages of 67 and 69 enrolled in medicare, 18,219 had mammograms. This chart looks at the change in percentage of Black and non-Black Medicare enrollees who had mammograms from 2010 to 2014.

West Virginia has a Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted) value of 43.4, followed by New Hampshire with 35.8 and Ohio with 32.9. The following map shows all of the states colored according to their Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted).

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Yalobusha County, MS has a Diabetes Prevalence value of 18.2%, the highest value of any county in Mississippi. This represents a 24.7% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 14.6%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Mississippi colored according to their Diabetes Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Issaquena County, MS has a Adult Smoking Prevalence of 28.4%, the highest value of any county in Mississippi. This represents a 13.6% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 25%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Mississippi colored according to their Adult Smoking Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Coahoma County, MS has a Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People of 36.9, the highest rate of any county in Mississippi. This represents a 11.5% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 33.1.

The following map shows all of the counties in Mississippi colored according to the number of Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People.

Mississippi is home to a population of 2.99M people, from which 98.8% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Mississippi is composed of 1.7MWhite residents (56.8%), 1.13MBlack residents (37.9%), 86,733Hispanic residents (2.9%), 29,519Two+ residents (0.99%), and 26,685Asian residents (0.89%). The most common foreign languages in Mississippi are Spanish (67,259 speakers), Vietnamese (6,991 speakers), and French (3,889 speakers), but compared to other places, Mississippi has a relative high number of Other Native North American (3,676 speakers), Vietnamese (6,991 speakers), and German (3,269 speakers).

In 2016, the median age of all people in Mississippi was 37.2. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 37.1, were generally younger than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 39.7. But people in Mississippi are getting getting older. In 2015, the average age of all Mississippi residents was 37.

In 2016, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Mississippi was Mexico, the natal country of 23,051 Mississippi residents, followed by Germany with 6,930 and Philippines with 4,166.

When compared to other states, Mississippi has a relatively high number of residents that were born in Libya. In 2016, there were 210 people from Libya living in Mississippi, approximately 1.38 times more than would be expected based on national averages.

As of 2016, 98.8% of Mississippi residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93%. In 2015, the percentage of US citizens in Mississippi was 98.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been growing in that location.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Mississippi compared to it's parent geographies.

In 2016, there were 1.5 times more White residents (1.7M people) in Mississippi than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.13MBlack and 86,733Hispanic residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Mississippi as a share of the total population.

109,747 of Mississippi citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is lower than the national average of 21.6%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Mississippi was Spanish. 2.25% of the overall population of Mississippi are native Spanish speakers. 0.23% speak Vietnamese and 0.13% speak French, the next two most common languages.

When compared to other states, Mississippi has a relatively high number of residents that are native Other Native North American speakers. In 2015, there were 3,676 native Other Native North American speakers living in Mississippi, approximately 2.04 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.

In 2015 universities in Mississippi awarded 42,318 degrees. The student population of Mississippi is skewed towards females, with 16,635 male students and 25,683 female students. Most students in Mississippi are White (24,372 and 57.6%), followed by Black or African American (14,805 and 35%), Hispanic or Latino (710 and 1.68%), and Unknown (569 and 1.34%). The largest universities in Mississippi by number of graduates are University of Mississippi (5,151 and 12.2%), Mississippi State University (4,222 and 10%), and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (3,574 and 8.45%). The most popular majors in Mississippi are Registered Nursing (1,051 and 2.48%), General Business Administration & Management (992 and 2.34%), and Elementary Education & Teaching (757 and 1.79%). The median tuition costs in Mississippi are $15,800 for private four year colleges, and $7,549 and $16,419 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

In 2015, the most common concentation for Bachelor's Degree recipients in Mississippi was Registered Nursing with 1,051 graduates.

When compared to other states, Mississippi has a relatively high number of students obtaining a Bachelor's Degree in Agricultural Economics. In 2015, there were 10 graduates, which is approximately 2.51 times more than would be expected based on the national percentage of students who graduate with a Agricultural Economics degree.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelor's Degree from schools in Mississippi according to their major.

In 2015 the majority of students graduating from institutions in Mississippi were White. These 24,372 graduates mean that there were 1.65 times more White graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 14,805 graduates.

The median property value in Mississippi is $113,900, which is 0.56 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $112,700 to $113,900, a 1.06% increase. The homeownership rate of Mississippi is 67.3%, which is higher than the national average of 63.1%. People in Mississippi have an average commute time of 23.8 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Mississippi is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$41,754

Median Household Income

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1.09M

Number of Households

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In 2016, the median household income of the 1.09M households in Mississippi grew to $41,754 from the previous year's value of $40,593.

The following chart displays the households in Mississippi distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75-$100k range.

In 2016, the median property value in Mississippi grew to $113,900 from the previous year's value of $112,700.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Mississippi compared to other geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Mississippi the largest share of households have a property value in the $100k-$125k range.

This chart shows the households in Mississippi distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Mississippi the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The following chart displays the households in Mississippi distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mississippi have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars.

Using averages, employees in Mississippi have a shorter commute time (23.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (25.3 minutes). Additionally, 2.63% of the workforce in Mississippi have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows the average travel time in Mississippi compared to the United States.